LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two homes are dangerously close to slipping into Harrods Creek after days of rain that lifted the creek well out of its banks.
The edge of one home is hanging over a ledge of the land where it was built after about 10 feet of the hillside fell into the creek from erosion caused by days of rain.
"It's just -- it's hard to take it in," said Tony Buckley, whose house is being threatened by the mudslide. "I mean, when you first, you first look at it, you're like, 'What the heck's going on? Is this a dream or something that, you know, you can't understand?' It's hard to comprehend it."
Buckley, and another homeowner on Lynnhall Court near Prospect, were told to evacuate Sunday after first responders found the land was falling into Harrods Creek.
Anchorage Middletown firefighters assessed the area on April 13 and determined 8703 and 8711 Lynnhall Court were not safe. Also, Louisville Gas & Electric technicians responded to the area after a utility pole fell Sunday evening and needed to be secured.
"My wife, she does not want to leave the house," Buckley said. "We just don't really know what to do to be honest."
Despite the city saying the homes are not safe, Buckley said even though firefighters told them they should leave, a building inspector didn't condemn the home -- the main reason why they've chosen to stay.
The Buckleys had rushed home from vacation in Florida after getting a call saying their backyard was gone. They've lived in the home for 20 years.
"I think I'd be dumb not to be scared," Buckley said.
The erosion has caused cracks in the concrete and dirt in the area, which were marked by first responders so they can be tracked. Louisville emergency officials said they've been in contact with the Natural Resources Conservation Services to come up with next steps.
"It could take us two to three weeks to figure out exactly what the long-term remedy is," said Kelly Jones, Deputy Director of Louisville Metro Emergency Management. "We've got engineers coming in, we've got people at the state level trying to go look and see what's happened, see what all our possibilities are."
The American Red Cross is helping the family that evacuated from the other home, while officials investigate the damage and try to gauge the stability of the soil.
But for the Buckley family and other neighbors concerned about questionable living conditions, there aren't many answers as of now.
"They don't know what to say. You know, nobody does," Buckley said. "Everybody who lives along this edge doesn't know what to do."
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